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Tuesday, 6 May 2025

Huge energy storage plant to be built on countryside near village

 Derbyshire planners have given the go-ahead for a Battery Energy Storage System to be built on 1.5 hectares of countryside near the Peak District National Park to help power up to 60,000 homes. High Peak Borough Council approved Grenergy Renewables UK Ltd’s planning application for a Battery Energy Storage System to operate over a 35-year period on agricultural land on land off Buxton Road, near Dove Holes village.

The plans are not far from Peak Dale village, and two kilometres north of Buxton. Battery Energy Storage Systems store electrical energy in rechargeable batteries which can be used at a later stage to support ongoing, renewable energy plans while reducing the carbon footprint.

A council spokesperson said: “There are no outstanding objections or concerns regarding noise, ecology, heritage assets, flood risk, agricultural land and public safety. The effect of the development in these regards are or can be made acceptable through condition.”...<<<Read More>>>...